I am on
KDE Plasma: 6.6.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.26.0
Qt version: 6.11.0
Kernel Version: 7.0.6-1-default(64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processor: 4 × Intel® Core™ i5-6500 CPU @ 3.20GHz
Memory: 32 GiB of RAM (31.2 GiB usable)
I have a Logitech MX Master 2s connected with the Unified USB dongle, out-of-the-box driver. Whenever the cursor hovers over a drop down menu, the very top option will get selected, without me clicking to interact. When the cursor hovers over a slider, the scrub head will frantically zoom back and forth on the slider “time line.”
For example, in System Settings → Mouse, if the cursor moves across the “Device” drop down, it auto selects "Barcode Reader Consumer Control. "
If I hover over the “Scroll speed” selector, the selection with rapidly toggle between the lowest speed the cursor has been at and the maximum setting. If the cursor first makes contact with the beam at the third tick, it will jump between the third and last tick, and the minimum will increase as the cursor moves up the beam. It does not reset as the cursor moves back towards the slower end of the beam.
If I hover over the desktop selector in the bottom left, it will rapidly switch between loading the primary and secondary desktop, looking like a film projector with a ripped spool.
Also, on a website with a slideshow it will zoom through the options continuously.
Is this a driver problem? I assume wireless mice are generally well supported on openSuSE. I tried my backup mouse, a Tecknet TK-MS029, and it has the same behavior. It also happens when either of their USB dongles are connected to the KBM switch or directly into my front IO panel.
Any ideas? I just installed solaar, and that didn’t do it.
Does this happen with Plasma X11 sessions as well?
It may be useful to run sudo libinput debug-events in a terminal window. Is there any spurious output generated without any interaction with the mouse or keyboard, or any other HID device?
Does the issue disappear if all nonessential USB HID devices are unplugged? (KVM, gamepads, barcode readers, drawing tablets, etc)
To me it is strange that “Barcode Reader Consumer Control” is auto-selected when you hover over “Device:” drop-down in the Mouse & Touchpad settings. That reads like Plasma/libinput is seeing a secondary HID interface that is not the actual mouse. What devices are reported?
Hi deano, thank you for getting back to me. Unfortunately, the issue followed me through all OS I tired – Tumbleweed, Leap, Slowroll, Bazzite, Pop_OS, and even MacOS. I tried X11 and Xfce desktops as well.
I used the Logitech dongle, plugged into a splitter, and also directly into the PC’s USB ports.
I bought a corded mouse, and the issue is now gone. Can’t really understand how this got triggered (by Tumbledweed, in the mouse?). I had been using it on Ubuntu 22.04 previously without the jerky behavior.
I’m surprised you had issues. And it seems 2-3 troubleshooting questions were asked, but never answered.
For my desktops and a laptop machine, I’m using a Logitech M510 mouse (yea, with Unified dongle, so wireless) since about 2014 (it was released in 2010). That mouse was bundled with the Logitech “Wave” keyboard (don’t use that keyboard anymore, but have it - using Matias keyboard).
The M510 mouse is plugged into a Dell 38" curved monitor that has built-in KVM feature, so that mouse is toggled between a Win10 laptop and two openSUSE desktops machines.
That mouse is still working properly, with never an issue, for 12 years now. That’s why I’m surprised your more modern mouse is problematic. Wild guess is some easily-solved issue. (though you’ve already “solved” the prob).